Chennai Metro Update: CMRL Reduces Size of Metro Stations in Phase-2

Chennai: The Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) has brought down the average size of each metro station from 220 metres in the phase-1 to 150 metres in the phase-2. The phase-2 project, which is estimated to around Rs 69, 180 crore, will have 128 metro stations.

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The CMRL would need nearly 121 hectares of land for the phase-2 project.

Around 93.79 hectares of land is government-owned and the remaining 27.19 hectares will be acquired from private owners.

Sources said, we made a conscious decision to primarily use government land and ensure that a minimum number of people are affected.

Also, the project will be insulated from delays and cost overruns during land acquisition by using government land.

Moreover, CMRL will also save the money that it would have otherwise spent on resettlement, rehabilitation, and compensation for the affected people.

The Chennai Metro’s Phase-2 project is divided into 3 segments:

Madhavaram to Sholinganallur

Light House to Poonamallee

Madhavaram to SIPCOT

The phase-2 spanning around 120 kms, will be 76.3 km elevated and 42.6 km will built underground.

Construction work for phase-2 of Chennai Metro to begin by next year

Date: April 11, 2019

Chennai: The construction work for phase-2 project of Chennai Metro Rail spanning 119 km should begin by early next year. Tenders will be called for phase-2 of Chennai Metro Rail by June or July, according to officials.

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Since the election code of conduct will be in place soon and continue till the elections are over, the tendering process can take place only after that.

Once the tendering process is over, it may be early January and a month or two later, the construction will begin.

An official said, it will take around 6 years to finish the work and start operations.

Meanwhile, the detailed design consultants have started work on some stretches.

The phase-2 of Chennai Metro Rail is estimated to cost Rs 69,000 crore and consisting of 3 Corridors: